Bomb Threat

April 2, 1985

TORONTO — Ridership decreased and police patrols increased on 780 miles of Toronto transit routes Monday. The danger: A bomb threat by an Armenian terrorist group. Though definite figures on subway passengers were not available right away, ticket taker Pat Sultana said lines were thin. A defiant rider: ''You're darn right I'm scared, but they're not going to keep me off the subway.'' People who decided to stay off the system's buses, subways and streetcars turned to taxis, and business boomed for cab companies. Background: The Armenians threatened to bomb the transit system unless three of their comrades were released from jail.